James Tate speaks to the media about his suspension from Shelton High School and the fame he has received since his story has spread, while at the family's home on Waverly Road in Shelton, Conn. on Thursday May 12, 2011. less

James Tate speaks to the media about his suspension from Shelton High School and the fame he has received since his story has spread, while at the family's home on Waverly Road in Shelton, Conn. on Thursday May ... more

School officials, including Headmaster Dr. Beth A. Smith, hastily walk away from the media after speaking to them about the suspension of student James Tate from Shelton High School in Shelton, Conn. on Thursday May 12, 2011. less

School officials, including Headmaster Dr. Beth A. Smith, hastily walk away from the media after speaking to them about the suspension of student James Tate from Shelton High School in Shelton, Conn. on ... more

This was just some of the media that gathered outside Shelton High School for a press conference in Shelton, Conn. on Thursday May 12, 2011. They were on hand to hear about the decision by school officials about student James Tate's suspension for hanging a sign on the school walls asking a friend to the prom. less

This was just some of the media that gathered outside Shelton High School for a press conference in Shelton, Conn. on Thursday May 12, 2011. They were on hand to hear about the decision by school officials ... more

Students from the lacrosse team talk to the media outside Shelton High School in Shelton, Conn. on Thursday May 12, 2011. The team members were on hand to show their support for fellow student James Tate, who was suspended for hanging a sign on the school walls asking a friend to the prom. less

Students from the lacrosse team talk to the media outside Shelton High School in Shelton, Conn. on Thursday May 12, 2011. The team members were on hand to show their support for fellow student James Tate, who ... more

James Tate speaks to the media about his suspension from Shelton High School and the fame he has received since his story has spread, while at the family's home on Waverly Road in Shelton, Conn. on Thursday May 12, 2011. less

James Tate speaks to the media about his suspension from Shelton High School and the fame he has received since his story has spread, while at the family's home on Waverly Road in Shelton, Conn. on Thursday May ... more

Shelton seniors Sonali Rodrigues and James Tate stand outside Shelton High School Tuesday, May 10, 2011. Tate asked Rodrigues to the prom by posting a message on the wall behind them. She said yes but he is now prohibited from attending the school's prom as punishment for trespassing to post the sign. less

Shelton seniors Sonali Rodrigues and James Tate stand outside Shelton High School Tuesday, May 10, 2011. Tate asked Rodrigues to the prom by posting a message on the wall behind them. She said yes but he is ... more

James Tate talks to reporters outside Shelton High School Tuesday, May 10, 2011. Tate, a senior at Shelton High School, is prohibited from attending the school's prom because he asked his friend to the dance by spelling out a message on the exterior wall of the school. less

James Tate talks to reporters outside Shelton High School Tuesday, May 10, 2011. Tate, a senior at Shelton High School, is prohibited from attending the school's prom because he asked his friend to the dance ... more

Shelton High School senior James Tate and two friends went to the high school campus in the middle of the night and posted 12-inch tall, cardboard letters on the outside of the building asking Sonali Rodrigues to go to the prom with Tate. Rodrigues said yes, but school officials have told Tate he's not allowed to attend prom. less

Shelton High School senior James Tate and two friends went to the high school campus in the middle of the night and posted 12-inch tall, cardboard letters on the outside of the building asking Sonali Rodrigues ... more

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James Tate, a senior at Shelton High School, is banned is prohibited from attending the school's prom because he asked his friend to the dance by spelling out a message on the exterior wall of the school.

James Tate, a senior at Shelton High School, is banned is prohibited from attending the school's prom because he asked his friend to the dance by spelling out a message on the exterior wall of the school.

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Sonali Rodrigues said yes when her friend James Tate asked her to the prom by posting a message on the exterior wall at Shelton High School. Tate, however, is being banned from the prom by school officials.

Sonali Rodrigues said yes when her friend James Tate asked her to the prom by posting a message on the exterior wall at Shelton High School. Tate, however, is being banned from the prom by school officials.

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A Facebook page has been created in support of James Tate, the Shelton High School senior who school officials aren't allowing to attend the prom.

A Facebook page has been created in support of James Tate, the Shelton High School senior who school officials aren't allowing to attend the prom.

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